One Billion Rising across Europe

[Brussels, 28 February 2013] On 14 February 2013 a unique succession of festive events took place everywhere, starting from Australia to RDC, to Mexico reaching Canada. From England to South Africa, we shook all five continents through dances and songs with a common aim: showing our refusal of violence against women, showing that we are fed up with it and we want it to STOP!Two weeks ago, the whole world took part in the largest mobilisation ever against violence against women. Europe was (...)
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[Brussels, 07 March 2013] On 14 February 2013 a unique succession of festive events took place across the globe, from Australia to the RDC, from Mexico, Canada, England to South Africa, all five continents shook with dancing and singing with one common aim: showing our refusal to put up with any more violence against women, in any place, any time, or anywhere, showing that we are fed up with it and to demand that it STOP!
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[Brussels, 15 March 2013] One Billion Rising shook the world on 14 February 2013. A month later our travel continues all around Europe to see how EWL’s members took part to the largest mobilisation ever for the eradication of violence against women!
On 14 February 2013 a unique succession of festive events took place across the globe, people dancing and singing with one common aim: showing our refusal to put up with any more violence against women, in any place, any time, or anywhere, (...)
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[Brussels, 15 February 2013] “No woman in this world should have to cry. No woman in this world should have to die!” On the tune "Rise Up, Stand Up!" more than 800 people gathered yesterday in Brussels, Place de la Monnaie, for One Billion Rising.
Notwithstanding the cold weather, a crowd overfilled the square in the very centre of Brussels dancing together with EWL staff on the original song written and sung by Mary-Ann Struthers and Guy Rens and choreographied by Pierrette Pape. An (...)
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[Brussels, 14 February 2013] The first rise in Brussels took place at the European Commission ! Štefan Füle, Member of the EC in charge of Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, and Fatma ?ahin, Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policies danced this afternoon with the European Women’s Lobby !
Today, the whole world is rising to say NO to violence against women. All around the world, thousands of events are organised to protest against this massive violation of human rights. One in (...)
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[Brussels, 08 February 2013] The Hungarian Women’s Lobby and its member associations, activists and volunteers are organizing the event “One Billion Rising Budapest”: joining a worldwide campaign, they participate to draw attention to violence against women and girls through dancing.
Supporters of the campaign who will also join the Budapest event are Yvette Bozsik (dance artist), János Kulka (actor), Krisztina Bombera, Kata Jaksity, András Kepes and Dénes Pál (winner of “The Voice Hungary”), (...)
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[Brussels, 8 February 2013] The European Women’s Lobby has organised several rehearsal sessions for the Flash mob on "Rise Up, Stand Up!". On 14 February at 17:30 in Place de la Monnaie (Brussels) we will be dancing to say NO to violence against women, together with people in 193 countries in the world! ONE BILLION RISING is the biggest mobilization ever against this violation of basic women’s rights.
This week and next week, EWL’s staff meets people willing to come and learn the dance at (...)
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[Brussels, 08 February 2013] “Svegliati, Balla, Partecipa!” is the Italian slogan for One Billion Rising. EWL Italian Coordination is taking part to the worldwide initiative together with other associations, namely Laboratorio Donnae and the Spazio Culturale Libreria Liberi Di.
A “Girotondo” (a very popular Italian word for “human circle”) is being organised in the very centre of Rome (Piazza Santa Maria Liberatrice) at 11:30, to cast light on violence against women in Italy and in the whole (...)
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[Brussels, 21 January 2013] One Billion Rising reaches the Czech Republic! On 14 February Prague will also rise together with one billion others! The Czech Women’s Lobby is organising a flash mob in the city centre, in front of the National Museum on Wenceslas Square, at 17 o’clock. People will rise against violence, they will dance and there will be two speeches regarding the situation of violence against women in the Czech Republic (both in Czech and in English).
A photo campaign is also (...)
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[Brussels, 17 January 2013] Amsterdam is going to dance and rise up against violence against women and participate to One Billion Rising!
Blijf Groep, member of EWL Dutsch Coordination "Nederlandse Vrouwenraad", is planning several activities for 14 February 2013.
People will be rising in Amsterdam: at 15h: Flashmob on Dam Square at 15h on the song “Break the Chain” from 16h to 18h: Performance of Eve Ensler’s Play “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and a Prayer” by a mixed group of Volonteers (...)
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